The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-13

Interpretation of tae convention the two Gov
ornnlentS 40 Uet older, and the Hawaiian Gov,
srnmaut wall Doubtless desire thai thoir Un,
aegStaudi0-, which believe haya set fOsta
IL This note, s., so ba understood 6y the Gov
ernmsntos t0s Quilted States before ratihea-
tSorS ans gXoasSsed,
To Which cose SseotSsy Bayard replied as
fellows
>rte aUesdaant relasias 20 thu harbor of
Raari kiVey ESs adopted IN its Executive
Session by Tie Senate, aud / have no other
I0eauS ot arriving as is extent Snd meaning
than Iao words employed naturally import.
NJ S'0esS0ityog OSScUrjtyl III thar ayaond-
aoeat s Observable. ana I esE discern there
IN no Subtraction fron Hawaiian Sever
eighty over the eSVbog 81 which Il relates nor
anV language Importing q longer duration
fer The iaterroiated article II. than is pro-
sided Tor N article I. of the supplementary
convention.
Tho limitation of my oaieial powers
dosS not I0SAe Is c1gSpeter. Tor me in this
c0uaceiloa 10 Qaslsty. expand oy explain tSs
amendments eDCgatts& on ta3t convention
by the Senate, 6as IN the present case am
unable to Sc any nes0 Toy auxiliary lntCrpge-
tatioo or ground lsy 0aUbs ot she PLAN scope
&rd meaning IL ceos. s},t As the President
desires q ratification ot taa supplementary
convention IN lis present shape, i eau SSa no
cause Tor apprehension ty yoEr Govern
ulsUs fer tue Cl&uitsS. eI5scs ana meaning 81
the amendment IN question,
Il therefore trust thar II xii, bs treated As
1t Is rendered, ii simple <OCd faltb and aG-
copied without GCU0. az HESITATION"
As the notes above referred 10 are regard
81 as being s.. sorescl interpretation OF the
construction Of Ike amendment. His Ma
IsSsv'S Government HAYS Ecca asei them in
rella0cs that the Z. 5, Government. viii SnS-
tain the sSp7sSsic,iS OF opinion 81 the present
Secretary u State.
Respectfully sl1uitted,
GoDrsEY Brown,
December s, 1881.
The House took the usual noon ne
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ORDER OF TUE DAY.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Noble Smith in the chair
THE 1uLrrABY BILL
Consideration of four military bills,
On AN Act 70 Provide for the Organ-
iz3tiOu, Regulation and Discipline Of
the Military Forces 0f the kiucgiom,r
introduced by Rep. Brown, Nov. 4th,
p ''Au Act 20 Provide for the Org0ni-
cation and Maintenance OF the Mill
tary EOnceS OF the Kingdom intro
iUCed bv Noble W0terhou>C. Nov.
10th, Is s'An Set Relating 20 the Mil
irary FOrceS of the Kingdom" sub
mittgd by the majority Ot the special
committee ON the first two bills. and
"a s'An Act TO PrSvide for the Or-ani-
ZariOn. Regulation ana Discipline of
the Military F0rces of the Kingdom,
introduced by the minority of the said
On motion Il was resolved TO take
Up for consideration the majority and
minority bills of the COMMITTEES.
Rep. Kinney moved to amend Sec
ton of the majority bill to read Is
follows.
Inc volunteer Or-IuiL s--ls-l known
GS the Honolulu Rifles, the Kings
Own, the Queens Own, the Princes
Own and the Lelei0iO6u Guards are
hereby declared to be legally organized
military bodies II any of said organ
izaJSsns shall dissolve or diSbani, the
Minister of the Interior with the adj
Vice and consent Of the Cabinet, may
authorize the forming of q similar
body OF bodies in place thereof.
Rep. C. Brown moved an amend
menC TO substitute Minister of Foreign
Affairs for Minister Of Interior.
The ayes and noes were called on
the motion TO substitute Minister of
FOreign Affairs for Minister of In
terror.
Wilder. W-idemaun. q. y.
Wilcox, Dole, Na0ue, kauhi, c.
Brown F. Brown, 1IagIiTe, kamau-
1ha- Nawahiue, Daniels, Cav. Naka-
-ekl. PaehaOIe-I5.
NoeS-C7Eeen, Ashford, Robinson,
Young, Jaeger. Castle. Smith, Water
house, Foster Wight, Motley, Wall
Townsend. Baldwin, Bailey. 3Iakee-
l}eEtelmauu- HUstace- DgvSetJ, jr-,
l2alaukld, kamaI, Kinney, Paris,
HelekuUihi. kawaiuui. T. :. Wilcox,
Rice
Rep. kidneys amendment was
ld0pJec- and the section passed -
amended
Rep. F. Brown moved AZ amend
lleut to Section : u the majGTity bill,
to which an amendment bv Minister
Ashford Wzs made and accepted, and
the section passed
Section = In addition to the v0luu-
-eeF organizations aforesaid It shall be
lawful for rle Hawaiian Government
10 enlist and maiutsil 8 permanent
military f1E-= under pay not exceed
-ng In number SIZEy-fire men 81 all
rank Inclusive 0f commissioned OIL
-ers- said commissioned Officers To le
. captain and -IFuteEauLs- and u0
more appointed Co the said force who
shall be commissioned 1y the King. I
such commission being e1uuteFsfgElesi
ly the Minister Of Interior But
nothing herein e1u5aIl4d shall DE-
iaemed % prevent his Majesty from
appointing such persons - he may
think proper 10 serve without Tsv- on
lIs personal staIf- with such honorary (
rank ~ he may designate
Rep kinney moved o. ADOPT the
'1IlgwIEg section with au amendment {
from the minority BILL To- Be inserted .
l. the third seftf0l-
SeetI0l $ All persons vino may De Z
to serve In the military f0Tce- 1
IN Section . shall take and I
subscribe an oath before a Police OF /
District J Justice IN the following f0Fm- I